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A small-town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor after the discovery of a human skeleton on a Massachusetts beach.
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Peter Moralas
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Grace Shanway
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Dr. McAdoo
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Mrs. Smerrling
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Henry Shanway
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Vivian Heldon
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James Joshua Harkley
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Jackie Elcott
Wally Maher ...
Tim Sharkey
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A Tattooist
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A Mortician
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An Ornithologist
Don Shelton ...
A District Attorney
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Elderly Lady (uncredited)
George Brand ...
Man in Bedroom (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Douglas Carter ...
Counterman at The Dunes (uncredited)
Mack Chandler ...
Doorman (uncredited)
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Diner Patron (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis ...
Mrs. Harkley (uncredited)
Bert Davidson ...
Dr. Thorpe (uncredited)
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Reporter at Beach House (uncredited)
Mike Donovan ...
Porter (uncredited)
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Detective O'Hara (uncredited)
Jim Frasher ...
High School Boy (uncredited)
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Dr. Ben Levy, McAdoo's asst. (uncredited)
Eula Guy ...
Mrs. Fischer (uncredited)
Sherry Hall ...
Car Insurance Clerk (uncredited)
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Al - Grass Skirt Cafe Bartender (uncredited)
Jim Hayward ...
Constable Fischer (uncredited)
Perry Ivins ...
Alienist (uncredited)
William F. Leicester ...
Doctor (uncredited)
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Sailor (uncredited)
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Mrs. Shanway (uncredited)
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Detective Kilrain (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
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Detective Garrity (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari ...
Portuguese Fisherman (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Dr. Rockton (uncredited)
Melvin H. Moore ...
Oyster Shucker (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
Allen O'Locklin ...
Photographer (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
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Daughter (uncredited)
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Bar Girl at Grass Skirt Cafe (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
Maurice Samuels ...
Tailor (uncredited)
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Pawnbroker (uncredited)
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Diner Patron (uncredited)
Jack Shea ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Photographer (uncredited)
George Sherwood ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Mary Jane Smith ...
Daughter (uncredited)
Robert Strong ...
Policeman (uncredited)
Peter M. Thompson ...
Law Student (uncredited)
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Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
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Red Cap (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Sturges

Written by

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Sydney Boehm ... (screenplay) and
Richard Brooks ... (screenplay)
 
Leonard Spigelgass ... (story)

Produced by

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Frank E. Taylor ... producer

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Rudolph G. Kopp

Cinematography by

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John Alton ... director of photography

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Ferris Webster

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Cedric Gibbons
Gabriel Scognamillo

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Edwin B. Willis

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Jack Dawn ... makeup creator
Sydney Guilaroff ... hair styles designer
John Truwe ... makeup artist
Ethel Neejus ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Sam Palo ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Charles J. Hunt ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Sid Sidman ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Ralph S. Hurst ... associate set decorator

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording supervisor
Joe Edmondson ... sound (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Joe DeAce ... grip (uncredited)
Otto Dyar ... still photographer (uncredited)
A. Lindsley Lane ... camera operator (uncredited)
Wes Shanks ... gaffer (uncredited)
Harry Stradling Jr. ... assistant camera (uncredited)

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Sidney Cutner ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Don McDougall ... script supervisor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Vivian, a B-girl working at "The Grass Skirt," is being brushed off by her rich, married boyfriend. To confront him, she hijacks drunken customer Henry Shanway and his car from Boston to Cape Cod, where she strands Henry...and is never seen again. Months later, a skeleton is found (sans clothes or clues) on a lonely Cape Cod beach. Using the macabre expertise of Harvard forensic specialist Dr. McAdoo, Lt. Pete Morales must work back from bones to the victim's identity, history, and killer. Will he succeed in time to save an innocent suspect? Written by Rod Crawford

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Also Known As
  • Murder at Harvard (United States)
  • Murder at Harvard (India, English title)
  • Le Mystère de la plage perdue (France)
  • La calle del misterio (Spain)
  • Le mystère de la plage perdue (Belgium, French title)
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  • 93 min
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Budget $730,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The concept of a forensic procedural is common in the 21st century, but it was brand new when this movie was made. To cap it off, the hero was played by Hispanic actor Ricardo Montalban, who was a big star in Mexico, but who mostly had been cast in Hollywood flicks as a Latin lover before this picture. See more »
Goofs The length of the chain connecting the phone book to the wall phone in the boarding house varies from scene to scene. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard (2007). See more »
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Crazy Credits Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer wishes to thank the President and Fellows of Harvard College for their generous cooperation in the making of this motion picture. See more »
Quotes Vivian Heldon: What you need is fresh air.
Henry Shanway: Yeah. Yeah, open the window, huh?
Vivian Heldon: No, not here. Fresh air couldn't get in here with a permit.
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